The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-03-10

The following, Inen, will be the next point OF
our examination: Second, II can scarcely be
doubted that the forming Of associations and OF.
ganizations OF the parties interested Is the best
means OF obtaining public object OF any Kind
the most natural and efflcacious. This is SC :wi-
dent and besides so much In accord witn tne
spirit OF our country and society in general, so
essentially popular that we need not dwell upon
the fact. II is, we might say. the only means by
which public attention can be attracted , sowars war;
can be given to the most legitimate resistance,
weight TO the most just demands. There exists
which nv wscn our
Cathlic toilers, and with filial submission, re-
fuse to accept; It is the Masonic organization
which spreads all over the country, which, as
Mr.. Powdcrly explicitly said, enlist the em.
ployer and employee in fraternity which Is very
advantageous to the latter. but which mas
scarcely one Catholic in its ranks.
The Cardinal then rings some changes on the
favorite Catholic theme, the danger OF the Ma
sonic brotherhood, and next he passes 70 Q
average feeling Of Americans. He makes q
stirring appeal to the church to beware o. get,
| ting herself branded as "un- n-American. anu
| in terms which, even through the imperfect me
| dunn OF Indifferent French, are eloquent, re:
minds the Propaganda that the greatest and
grandest end Of the church to the anection
| love and devotion Of Americans lies in her be.
| ing above all things ''the friend Of the people.
| Various considerations, more or less OF ecclesi
astical interest, follow, some trif1e redundant
| and then the Cardinal closes: To sum up, II
seems to me plain that the Holy See cannot en-
tertain the proposal to condemn the associa
| ton: First, because such condemnation does
not appear to be justified by the letter or by tht
spirit OF its constitution, Of its laws or by the
| declarations Of its heads. Second, that such q
condemnation does not appear necessary II
| view Of the transient form OF the organization
and Of the social condition Of the United States
Third that it would not be pruden
on account Of the reality OF tn
| wrongs Of the workingmen and thu
fact that the existence Of such is allowed b!
the American public. Fourth, that II would D.
dangerous to the reputation Of the church In ou
democratic country. Fifth, that IT would o.
powerless to compel the obedience Of our Cath
olic workingmen who would regard u as falls
and iniquituous. Sixth, that IL would be de
| structive instead of beneficial In its effects
forcing the sons Of the church to rebel ngains
| their mother, and to range themselves with cor
demned societies which they have hithert
avoided. Seventh, that It would be ruinous I
the financial support Of the church at home On
| to the raising OF Peters pence. Eighth, that
would turn into doubt and hostility the marie
devotion Of our people toward the Holy Sc.
Ninth, that It would be regarded as cruel plo'
to the authority OF the Bishops Of the Unite
| States, who. II is well known, protest agains
such q condemnation.
thrust that the considerations here presente
have shown sufficiently clearly that such woul
be the result of the condemnation Of tn
knights OF Labor Of the United States. Thert
| fore leave their cause with full confidence
the wisdom and prudence Of your Eminenct
, j. CARDINAL GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore.